Woody Cain
Morning NewscasterWoody is a Charlotte native who came to WFAE from the world of NASCAR where he was host of NASCAR Today for MRN Radio as well as a pit reporter, turn announcer and host of the NASCAR Live pre race show for Cup Series races. Before that, he was a news anchor at WBT radio in Charlotte, a traffic reporter, editor of The Charlotte Observer’s University City Magazine, News/Sports Director at WEGO-AM in Concord and a Swiss Army knife in local cable television. His first job after graduating from Appalachian State University was news reporter at The Daily Independent in Kannapolis. Along the way he’s covered everything from murder trials and a national political convention to high school sports and minor league baseball.
Woody and his wife, Sandy, live in Concord with their dog, Mini.
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Charlotte FC has won four straight matches to put themselves firmly back in the playoff battle. On Saturday night, they beat Toronto FC 2-nil and now sit seventh in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference standings. Coach Dean Smith says his team is recovering the form that had them atop the standings back in April before falling back to ninth."Pleased that we've won four, you know, still doesn't take away the pain from May, you know, but, yeah, it's good that we've put ourselves in the chase again," he said.Charlotte takes a three-game break from Major League Soccer competition this week for League’s Cup play, starting Thursday night at home against FC Juarez.
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In Rock Hill over the weekend, Republican Rep. Ralph Norman said he’s running for South Carolina governor."I'm running for governor to shake things up. We're going to clean up Colombia and finally we're going to take down the corrupt political establishment once and for all," he said.Norman is being endorsed by both former governor and U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley and former U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint. The 72-year-old Norman, joins several other announced candidates, including Attorney General Alan Wilson and Lt. Gov. Pam Evette, in the race for next June’s GOP primary, and Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina’s 1st District is soon expected to announce her campaign.
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The Charlotte area is bracing for a dangerous heat wave, with five straight days of highs forecast at or near 100 degrees — a stretch that would tie a record set in 1986. -
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The annual 24 Hours of Booty charity ride kicks off tonight in Charlotte's Myers Park neighborhood, raising money for cancer navigation, wellness and survivor programs.
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The Carolina Panthers open training camp Wednesday with a dose of optimism after winning two of their last three games in 2024. Offensive lineman Robert Hunt was named to the NFL Pro Bowl last season and says he’s ready for more, and so is Charlotte. -
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Construction projects in North Carolina could significantly slow down because contractors can't find enough workers to meet demand in the midst of the ongoing federal immigration crackdown.
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